EN Colour reproduction of an oil painting by Vincent van Gogh from 1889. Joseph Étienne-Roulin was a postman at the Arles train station, in the south of France, and probably met Vincent van Gogh when the artist rented a room above the nearby Café de la Gare. The two shared similar left-leaning political views and became close friends; in fact it was Roulin who cared for Van Gogh during his hospital stay in nearby Saint-Rémy. Van Gogh painted six portraits of Roulin between 1888 and 1889, as well as several of Roulin’s wife and children. For questions about a different format or paper type send an email to info@kingofherrings.nl or call us on +31 (0)58 75 100 20.